Marks for English not to be counted in CSAT grading: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, Aug 4: The government on Monday said that marks in English language comprehension skills in CSAT would not be included while preparing the merit list for the UPSC civil services exam. “The government has studied the matter very deeply and tried to handle it sensitively,” Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh informed the Lok Sabha.

The government thinks that the English language comprehension skills should not be included for gradation or merit in the civil services examination, he said. The minister also said that the government felt that candidates who appeared in 2011 should be allowed one more attempt in 2015.